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Victory for Food Rights in Michigan
The Farm-to-Consumer Legal Defense Fund (the “Fund”) recently announced a victory in a case brought by Forsyth Township, Michigan, against Randy and Libby Buchler, owners of Shady Grove Farm, U.P., who were accused of violating the Township’s zoning ordinance by raising a few … Continue reading
Posted in Court actions, Food rights
Tagged court action, food freedom, food rights, freedom, liberty
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Brief Update on Arlin Bender’s Food Rights Case in Clark County, Wisconsin
Yesterday’s court proceeding Arlin Bender’s case was treated as the status conference it was originally scheduled to be. As discussed here, the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade, and Consumer Protection (DATCP) filed a motion last week seeking to convert yesterday’s status conference into … Continue reading
Food Rights Case in Clark County, Wisconsin – Court Hearing on Monday
On Monday, the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade, and Consumer Protection (“DATCP”) will seek to permanently enjoin Arlin Bender from helping his neighbors and friends process meat from their own animals on their own property. The state’s actions here are problematic for a … Continue reading
Posted in About, Court actions, Food rights
Tagged civil procedure, court action, food freedom, food rights, regulatory overreach, Self-sufficiency, Wisconsin
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Minnesota Supreme Court Holds that Pesticide Drift Doesn’t Harm Organic Farmer
Or, Only Where Pesticide use is Intentional does it Disqualify Food from Being Considered Organic Sometimes, I wish a case would have ended sooner. In a troubling case out of the Minnesota Supreme Court, the Court reversed the Appeals Court’s … Continue reading
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Tagged Ag law, consumer choice, court action, food law, Minnesota, organic, property rights
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The Problem with the “Health Care” Debate
Many people have already filled the blogosphere with legal analyses of yesterday’s “health care” ruling, including personality profiles of the justices who joined in and dissented from it and suppositions regarding their motives. My purpose here is to take a step back … Continue reading
Posted in Court actions, Legislation, Policy, Regulation
Tagged court action, health, law, Nutrition, organic, Wellness
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Minnesota’s Food Freedom Trial Postponed
UPDATE 5/17/12 – According to the Raw Milk Freedom Riders’ web site, the trial has been postponed again. This time, no date has been set. 5/16/12 post: Be there . . . or . . . not. As you choose. But, … Continue reading
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Tagged consumer choice, court action, food freedom, food law, freedom, law, liberty, Minnesota, raw milk, regulatory overreach
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The FDA Giveth and the FDA (is Ordered to) Taketh Away . . .
A cautionary tale for those in the real food/sustainable agriculture movement . . . . On March 23, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York handed down a ruling against the FDA, telling the agency it … Continue reading
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Tagged court action, food law, free market, regulation, regulatory overreach
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